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Table 3
Freight Operations Fuel Consumption
Litres (million)
Freight Train Operations 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Class I 1,775.80 1,870.60 1,893.19 1,914.92 1,948.75 1902.88
Regional and Short Line 133.60 138.90 140.14 122.13 117.89 112.20
Sub-total 1,909.40 2,009.50 2,033.33 2,037.05 2,066.64 2,015.09
Yard Switching 69.20 70.79 67.85 64.67 62.20 55.30
Work Train 4.90 4.17 6.73 7.49 6.09 7.57
Sub-total 74.10 74.96 74.58 72.16 68.29 62.87
Total 1,983.50 2,084.46 2,107.91 2,109.21 2,134.92 2,077.96
2.3.2
Passenger Services
Overall rail passenger fuel consumption, that is, the sum of intercity, commuter and tourist and excursion train
operations, was 105.99 million L in 2008, up from 102.30 million L in 2007, a rise of 3.6 per cent. The breakdown and
comparison with previous years are shown on Table 4.
VIA’s fuel consumption in 2008 increased 1.2 per cent over that of 2007. Commuter rail fuel consumption in 2008
increased 8.1 per cent over the 2007 level.
Table 4
Passenger Services Fuel Consumption
Litres (million)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
VIA Rail Canada 60.99 60.37 60.09 58.63* 58.97 59.70
Amtrak 0.65 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.79
Commuter 31.54 33.79 35.31 34.23 35.94 38.85
Tourist Train and Excursion 6.65 5.12 5.06 7.67 6.75 6.65
Total 99.18 99.93 101.10 101.17 102.30 105.99
* Corrected to 58.75 following an internal VIA audit in 2007 of its 2006 operations.
10 LEM 2008